McGovern v. City of Philadelphia

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 2009-01-28

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OPINION OF THE COURT HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge. In this appeal we consider whether a private right of action against state actors can be implied under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 . We join five of our sister circuits in holding that it cannot. I. Paul McGovern, a Caucasian male, was hired…

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